Smriti Irani -Union Minister for Women and Child Development, on January 11, 2020 launched Yashaswini Scheme for Women entrepreneurship in Goa. The inauguration event was held at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium at Taleigao near Panaji.
Objective
Under this scheme, women self-help groups will be given interest free loans of upto Rs Five lakh for business.
Swasthya Sakhi Project and breast cancer screening initiative were also inaugurated on the occasion.
Adarsha Satari Mahila Mandal Guleli -Sattari, Umang Self-Help Group, Salcete, Phoenix Womens Wing Self-Help Group Valpoi -Sattari were given loans under newly launched Yashaswini scheme.
